Sorting Out Day!!!

Cooo I have been a busy old bee today. When I got up I decided that today would be the day that I took control over my humungous collection of 12x12 papers and so that is what I have done.
Previously they were in a haphazard kind of filing system in storage bags and as there were five of them plus a huge pile of unsorted stuff.......I could never find anything without a search through all these bags and the pile. Well not never no more.......you should see how organised I am now. It's all in one big strong plastic storage box with dividers for each company and I know exactly where everything is. It's taken me all day apart from the time out to watch Britain's Got Talent this evening but it's all done and dusted now.
Obviously not had time to do any cardmaking as such today although I am going to be starting shortly............so today's card is one I made last week for a special order. I'm not usually very good with childrens cards but when the request was just for something pink and girly I didn't think I could go far wrong with this Woodware fairy and some glitter.

I was gutted that Signature didn't win BGT as I thought they were fantastic but George was brilliant too so I am glad that he won and not an act that was singing or playing opera.............I am sooooo not into opera.....well apart from the odd tune that you hear on ads. DD is very heavily into it so when she is playing anything I have to put headphones on to listen to something else.........I sometimes wonder who exactly is in charge in our house.......lol!!!

Well if it turns out nice tomorrow I am going to try and get out in the garden for a while and tidy up my Aquilegias which are looking a bit battered now after the winds we had. I'm hoping to go and pick up a few new plants from Bridgemere next Friday if DD doesn't get called in to work and she is going to treat me to lunch out too.
I have to try and get rid of a blackcurrant bush that hubby shoved in right next to my Caryopteris. He sends for things from all over the place (freebies) and just shoves them in without a thought for how big and wide they'll grow or how they will affect anything else growing there. I can nurture and care for things for months and they die on me but he just puts in what looks like a dead twig and the next minute we have a ruddy triffid growing.......it's so unfair. I'm sorry though........the blackcurrant bush has to go.

Right well I am off to stamp for a bit.
Bye for now
Sheila-x-

Fancy Fold Card No 2

Here is another Fancy Fold Card like the one I used for the DCM dare earlier today.

The first one was made in some paper from my oddments pile so I have now done this one in a better quality paper from the Costco Kit.

Thanks for looking.

Sheila-x-

DCM-It's All In The Shape!!!

The weekly dare at DCM is for shaped cards this week and just by chance I happened to be halfway through this when the dare was posted.

The inspiration for this came from HERE a treasure trove of video tutorials and ideas.......it's a fantastic place to visit.

The card is made from an 11x11 sheet of paper and is surprisingly quick and easy to make.

Cupcake stamp and text stamp is Hero Arts.

Thanks for looking.

Sheila-x-

Facelift For An Old Friend!!!

There's a fab challenge this week over at Rainbow Lady's Challenge Blog.
It's called Facelift For An Old Friend and you are challenged to use a favourite stamp in a new way.
Well I have used my Mona stamp for numerous cards and some ATC's all done in a grungy style so now meet Funky Cupcake Mona.......lol!!! She's looking a bit green round the gills after eating one too many I think.
I have also used a stamp from the Hero Arts clear cupcake set, one of my new Prima Flowers and a silly verse made up by me for which I am thoroughly ashamed.......and I will never attempt it again.....I promise...lol!!!
The cakes are coloured using my Dottariffic pens and the icing has been left white but gone over with a Marvy Just Glitter Pen.
Obviously the thought of three days off work has sent me a bit doolally but I hope it gives you a laugh anyway.
Thanks for dropping by.
Sheila-x-

Oooooh Look At This Lot!!!!

You all know that I am a pushover when it comes to craft stuff........right?
Well just look at this little lot that came home with me tonight....what am I like?
This is only about half of the stuff I have my eye on and by next Thursday there will be more as I pick stuff up as I go round the shop. I have a permanent basket on the side behind the till which gets fuller and fuller as the week goes on. Deb is always laughing at me and saying 'Oh no what has she got now'.......lol!!!
The box of ribbons is fantastic as there is 60 metres in there and the top has openings where you can push the end of the ribbon through so that they can stay nice and clean in the box. It even has a thing on the back where you can hang it on the wall. How cool is that?
I am not going to even try and justify why I bought all this......I just wanted it but it will all look gorgeous in my new room when I get in there. DS will be moving out around the 27th of June so I will move in after that. I have asked hubby in advance if I can have an island unit to work at rather than sitting at a desk so he is going to see about getting that made over the next month.
I can't wait to have all of my stuff set out properly and I am going to be so tidy.....if you believe that you will believe anything.
Now do I break into all these goodies or do I keep them all bright and shiny for my new room? Decisions, decisions..............lol!!!

Bye for now

Sheila-x-